China remains the origin of most counterfeit goods arriving in the EU (as confirmed in a report just published by the European Commission). Historically rights owners have also found it incredibly difficult to succeed in enforcing their intellectual property rights in China, however there are signs that things are improving, albeit slowly, as we discuss in this blog.

Yesterday, the European Commission published its first draft of an agreement governing the UK's withdrawal from the EU. The draft agreement has not been agreed by the UK and many parts of it are contentious. However, it is another step along the road towards clarifying the UK's future relationship with the EU. In this blog we look at the key provisions in the agreement concerning intellectual property.

In late December the Law Society sent a joint position paper on intellectual property and Brexit, signed by organisations representing the main UK IP professions, to the UK government containing a short list of key areas where government action is needed for IP continuity and to minimise disruption in the wake of Brexit. This paper has now been made publicly available and in this blog we take a look at the specific action points for the government.

The European Commission has published a position paper for intellectual property rights for today's discussion at the Council working party of the EU27 - inlcuding elements which could add to fuel the intensity of Brexit negotiations.

In Synthon BV v Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 148, the Court of Appeal upheld the validity of a patent for purification of a drug used in treating multiple sclerosis, holding, in particular, that "the judge was plainly entitled to reject as unreliable" the evidence of obviousness adduced by Synthon's expert witness. The court also affirmed the High Court's ruling that two claims of the patent were invalid for added matter.

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017 and the following day the government followed up with its White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill, the piece of legislation which is intended will provide a "smooth and orderly exit" from the European Union. In this blog we look at the implications for intellectual property rights.

James Buckingham of our technology, outsourcing and privacy group has published this informative piece on our sister blog, "Tech Bytes" on the Government's recent White Paper on Brexit, entitled, "Brexit White Paper: what you need to know".

Pokémon a fictional world filled with cute bouncy creatures. It's just for kids right? WRONG! If you’re anything like me, you may have missed the Pokémon phenomenon when it first hit our screens in the mid-nineties. This time round, it is near impossible to miss following the launch of the app-based game, Pokémon Go, which has taken the world by storm. Following its release, Nintendo's market value has doubled and the app has been downloaded over 30 million times.